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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.57109, -1.82499
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Coltsfoot, Bulrush +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Coltsfoot, Bulrush +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Bulrush, Blackthorn +4 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wroughton Timberland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map South Swindon Green Trail Walking route ▾
86 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (45) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named route Ref (45) Local cycle route
Show on map Eastern Flyer Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EF Local cycle route
Show on map Tadpole Round Cycling route 9.1 km ▾
Named route Ref TR Length 9.1 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map (45) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named route Ref (45) Local cycle route
Show on map Haydon Round Cycling route 11.8 km ▾
Named route Ref HR Length 11.8 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Footpath in Shaw Forest Park
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Wildlife to spot
28,157 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,157 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +39
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Bat · Muntjac · Water Shrew
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bat Chiroptera Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Water Shrew Neomys fodiens 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket +2
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Bristly Oxtongue · Bulrush · Green Hound's-tongue · Wild Service-tree · Blackthorn +17
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Bulrush Typha latifolia Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Wild Service-tree Sorbus torminalis Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,157 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +39
Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Gadwall Mareca strepera Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Bat · Muntjac · Water Shrew
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bat Chiroptera Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Water Shrew Neomys fodiens 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket +2
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Bristly Oxtongue · Bulrush · Green Hound's-tongue · Wild Service-tree · Blackthorn +17
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Bulrush Typha latifolia Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum Wild Service-tree Sorbus torminalis Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Red Campion Silene dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Black-poplar Populus nigra
Black-poplar Populus nigra
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis 